ABC News/ Washington Post Poll: Faith-Based Initiative, 2001

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BUSHVIEW (Weighted by WEIGHT) On another subject, do you think Bush's views on most issues are too liberal for you, too conservative for you, or just about right?   1) Too liberal   2) Too conservative   3) Just about right   8) DK/No opinion

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Too liberal	136	10.1%	10.1%
Too conservative	420	31.2%	41.3%
Just about right	746	55.3%	96.6%
DK/No opinion	46	3.4%	100%
Missing	2	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Gender Education Age Political party Income categories Religion Hispanic? Urban/rural

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Too liberal	10.4% 67	9.8% 69	10.1% 136
Too conservative	27.6% 178	34.5% 242	31.2% 420
Just about right	58.6% 378	52.4% 368	55.4% 746
DK/No opinion	3.4% 22	3.3% 23	3.3% 45
Missing	1	1	2
TOTAL	100.0% 645	100.0% 702	1347

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	Graduated high school	Some college+	Missing	TOTAL
Too liberal	18.1% 40	9.1% 40	8.3% 56	0	10.1% 136
Too conservative	20.8% 46	28.1% 124	36.9% 250	0	31.3% 420
Just about right	52.9% 117	58.7% 259	53.7% 364	7	55.2% 740
DK/No opinion	8.1% 18	4.1% 18	1.2% 8	2	3.3% 44
Missing	0	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 221	100.0% 441	100.0% 678	9	1340

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-60	61+	Missing	TOTAL
Too liberal	13.1% 42	9.1% 36	7.3% 25	11.9% 32	1	10.2% 135
Too conservative	35.5% 114	30.7% 122	31.4% 107	26.1% 70	8	31.1% 413
Just about right	49.2% 158	58.4% 232	56.6% 193	56.0% 150	12	55.2% 733
DK/No opinion	2.2% 7	1.8% 7	4.7% 16	6.0% 16	0	3.5% 46
Missing	2	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 321	100.0% 397	100.0% 341	100.0% 268	21	1327

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Leaned Democrat	Leaned Republican	Independent	Other	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Too liberal	15.0% 101	4.4% 25	11.9% 10	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	10.1% 136
Too conservative	49.2% 331	10.4% 59	28.6% 24	35.7% 5	16.7% 1	1	31.3% 420
Just about right	31.1% 209	84.0% 476	51.2% 43	64.3% 9	83.3% 5	4	55.2% 742
DK/No opinion	4.8% 32	1.2% 7	8.3% 7	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	3.4% 46
Missing	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 673	100.0% 567	100.0% 84	100.0% 14	100.0% 6	5	1344

Income categories (I-INCMEBRK)

	Under 12K	12K to 30K	30K to 50K	50K to 75K	75K More	Missing	TOTAL
Too liberal	6.4% 6	14.3% 40	12.6% 38	5.3% 14	8.3% 23	14	9.9% 121
Too conservative	36.2% 34	30.4% 85	32.1% 97	30.5% 81	36.6% 101	22	32.7% 398
Just about right	46.8% 44	52.1% 146	52.6% 159	61.7% 164	53.6% 148	86	54.3% 661
DK/No opinion	10.6% 10	3.2% 9	2.6% 8	2.6% 7	1.4% 4	8	3.1% 38
Missing	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 94	100.0% 280	100.0% 302	100.0% 266	100.0% 276	130	1218

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Othr Chrst	Other Rel	None	Missing	TOTAL
Too liberal	6.9% 25	10.2% 38	13.3% 50	9.9% 13	12.5% 11	0	10.3% 137
Too conservative	29.9% 108	31.4% 117	28.9% 109	37.4% 49	36.4% 32	6	31.2% 415
Just about right	59.6% 215	55.8% 208	55.2% 208	46.6% 61	46.6% 41	13	55.1% 733
DK/No opinion	3.6% 13	2.7% 10	2.7% 10	6.1% 8	4.5% 4	0	3.4% 45
Missing	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 361	100.0% 373	100.0% 377	100.0% 131	100.0% 88	19	1330

Hispanic? (I-HSPBCKGD)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Too liberal	8.3% 85	24.3% 34	6.5% 5	11.4% 10	2	10.1% 134
Too conservative	28.8% 295	43.6% 61	29.9% 23	42.0% 37	4	31.3% 416
Just about right	60.0% 614	24.3% 34	59.7% 46	44.3% 39	13	55.2% 733
DK/No opinion	2.8% 29	7.9% 11	3.9% 3	2.3% 2	0	3.4% 45
Missing	0	0	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 1023	100.0% 140	100.0% 77	100.0% 88	19	1328

Urban/rural (I-AREA)

	Large city	Suburb of a large city	Small town	Or rural area	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Too liberal	10.7% 32	9.5% 35	11.0% 45	8.8% 23	14.3% 1	0	10.1% 136
Too conservative	39.1% 117	36.2% 133	26.3% 108	23.4% 61	28.6% 2	0	31.3% 421
Just about right	44.8% 134	52.9% 194	59.0% 242	64.4% 168	42.9% 3	6	55.1% 741
DK/No opinion	5.4% 16	1.4% 5	3.7% 15	3.4% 9	14.3% 1	0	3.4% 46
Missing	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 299	100.0% 367	100.0% 410	100.0% 261	100.0% 7	6	1344